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MOORE’S RURAL 4 NEW-YO RIvER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND EMILY NEWSPAPER. 
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EYESC-EEENB. 
BY V.'. H. C. IiOSMER. 
Come to the House of Prayer, 
"Where Milling knees to Providence are bowed, 
For Earth is mantled in a snowy shroud, 
And seems no longer fair; 
And though we cannot view 
The violet, peeping from the velvet sod, 
Maidens have decked the holy House of God 
With wreaths of Emerald hue. 
Siu- smitten mortals, come! 
The green festoons that do the walls adorn— 
Fresh as when watered by the dews .of morn— 
Are eloquent, though dumb; 
For the leaf-laden bough 
That Winter fades not with his frosty breath, 
Is like the spirit, living on when Death 
Touches with ice the brow. 
Come to the House of Prayer, 
Poor human toilers in this world of strife— 
Gaze on those emblems of eternal life, 
And learn a lesson there; 
For those green garlands tell 
The dying Christian of a brighter shore, 
Where blinding tears will dim the eye no more, 
And shapes Angelic dwell. 
TYayne Sentinel. 
^iil" 
A GLEAM OF SUNSHINE 
ON THE PATHWAY OE A MONEY LENSES,. 
BY T. S. ARTHUR. 
Mr. Edgar was a money lender, and 
scrupled not in exacting the highest “stroet 
rates” of interest that could be obtained. 
If good paper were offered, and he could 
buy it from the needy seeker of cash, at two 
or oven three per cent, a month, he did not 
hesitate about the transaction on any scru¬ 
ples of justice between man and man. 
Below one per cent, a month, he rarely 
made loans. He had nothing to do with the 
question as to whether the holder of bills 
could afford the sacrifice. The circlo of his 
thoughts went not beyond gain to himself. 
Few days closed with Mr. Edgar, that he 
was not able to count up gains as high as 
from thirty to one hundred dollars. Hot 
acquired in his trade ; not coming back to 
him as the reward of productive industry; 
but the simple accumulation of large clip¬ 
pings from tho anticipated reward of others’ 
industry. Always with a good balance in 
bank, he had but to sign his name to a cheek, 
and the slight effort was repaid by a gain of 
from ten to fifty dollars, according to the 
size and timo of the note he had agreed o 
discount. A shrewd man, and well ac¬ 
quainted with the business standing of all 
around him, Mr. Edgar rarely made mis¬ 
takes in money transactions. There was 
always plenty of good paper offering, and 
ho nover touched anything; regarded as 
doubtful. 
Was Mr. Edgar a happy man ? Ah ! that 
is a home question. But, we answer frank¬ 
ly, no. During his office hours, while his 
love of gain was active—while good custom¬ 
ers were coming and going, and good opera¬ 
tions being eifeeted—his mind was in a 
pleasurable glowing. But, at other times, 
he suffered greatly from a pressure on his 
feelings, the cause of which he did not clearly 
ft understand. Wealth ho had always regard- 
) ed as the greatest good in life. And now, 
( he not only had wealth, but tho income 
ft therefrom was a great deal more than he 
7 had any desire to spend. And yet ho was 
I not happy — no, not even in the thought of 
his largo possessions. Only in the mental 
activity through which more was obtained, 
did ho really find satisfaction; but this state 
was only for a short duration. 
Positive unhappiness, Mr. Edgar often 
experienced. Occasionally losses, careful 
and shrewd as he always was, were inevita¬ 
ble. These fretted him greatly, To lose a 
thousand dollars, instead of gaining, as was 
pleasantly believed, some sixty or seventy, 
was a shower of cold water upon his ardent 
love of accumulation; and ho shivered pain¬ 
fully under the infliction. The importunities 
of friends, who needed money, and to whom 
it was unsafe to lend it, were also a source of 
no small annoyance. And, moreover, there 
was little of tho heart’s warm sunshine at 
home. As Mr. Edgar had thought more of 
laying up wealth for his children, than giv¬ 
ing them the true riches of intellect and 
heart, ill weeds had sprung up in their 
minds. He had not loved with an unselfish 
love, and he received not a higher affection 
than ho had bestowed. Their prominent 
thought in regard to him, soemed ever to be 
the obtaining of some concession to their 
real or imaginary wants; and, if denied 
these, they reacted upon him in anger, sul¬ 
lenness or complaint. 
O no, Mr. Edgar was not happy. Fow 
gleams of sunshine lay across his path. Life 
to him, in his own bitter words, uttei’ed after 
some keen disappointment, had “ proved a 
failure.” And yet ho continued eager for 
gain; would cut as deep, exact as much, 
from those who had need of his money, as 
ever. Tho measure of por-centago was tho 
measure of his satisfaction. 
One day a gentleman said to him — 
“ Mr. Edgar, I advised a young mechanic 
who has been in business for a short timo, 
and who has to take notes for his work, to 
call on you for tho purpose of getting them 
cashed. Ho has no credit in bank, and is, 
therefore, compelled to go upon tho streot 
for money. Most of his work is taken by 
one of the safest houses in this city; his 
paper is, therefore, as good as any in market. 
Deal as moderately with him as you can. 
He knows littlo about those matters, or 
whore to go for tho accommodations ho 
needs.” 
“ Is he an industrious and prudent young 
man ?” inquired Mr. Edgar, caution and 
cupidity at once excited. 
“ He is.” 
“ What’s his name ?” 
“ Blakewell.” 
O, I know him. Very well; send him 
along, and if his paper is good I’ll discount.” 
‘•You'll find it first-rate,” said tho gentle¬ 
man. 
“ How much shall I charge him ?” This 
was Mr. Edgar's first thought, so soon as ho 
was alone. Even as ho asksd himself the 
question, tho young mechanic entered. 
“ You take good paper, sometimes ?” said 
the latter, in a hesitating manner. 
The countenance of Mr. Edgar became, 
instantly, very grave. 
“ Sometimes I do,” ho answered, with 
assumed indiff'eronco. 
“ I have a note of Leyden & Go’s, that I 
wish discounted,” said Blakewell. 
“ For how much ?” 
“ Three hundred dollars — six months 
and he handed Air. Edgar the note. 
“ I don’t like over four months’ notes,” 
remarked tho money lender, coldly. Then 
he asked — “What rate of interest do you 
exjxect to pay ” 
“ Whatever is usual, Of course, I wish 
to got it done as low as possible. My profits 
are not large, and every dollar I pay out in 
discounts is so much taken from the growth 
of my business, and tho comfort of my 
family.” 
“ You have a family ?” 
“Yes sir. A wife and four children.” 
Mr. Edgar mused for a moment or two. 
An unselfish thought was struggling to get 
into his mind. 
“ What have you usually paid on this 
paper ?” he asked. 
“The last I had discounted cost me one 
and a half per cent, a month.” 
“ Kotos of this kind are rarely marketable 
below that rate,” said Mr. Edgar. He had 
thought of exacting two per cent. “If you 
will leave the note and call round in half an 
hour, I will see what can be done.” 
“ Very well,” returned the mechanic. “Bo 
as moderate with me as you can.” 
For the half hour that went by during 
the young man’s absence, Mr. Edgar walked 
the floor of his counting room, trying to come 
to some decision in regard to the note.— 
Love of gain demanded two per cent, a 
month, while a feeble voico, scarcely heard, 
so far away did it seem, pleaded for gener¬ 
ous regard to the young man’s necessities. 
The conflict taking place in his mind was a 
new one for tho money lender. In no in¬ 
stance before, had ho experienced any hesi¬ 
tation on the score of large discount. Love 
of gain continued clamorous for two per 
cent, on the note, yet over and anon the 
low voice stole in pleading accents to his ear. 
“ I’ll do it for one and a half,” said Mr. 
Edgar, yielding slightly to the claim of 
humanity, urged by the voice that seemed 
to be coming nearer. 
Love of gain after slight opposition, was 
satisfied. But the low penetrating voice 
asked for something better still. 
“ Weakness ! folly!” exclaimed Mr. Ed¬ 
gar, “ I’d better make him a present of the 
money at once.” 
It availed nothing. The voice could not 
bo hushed. 
“ One per cent.! He couldn’t got it done 
as low as that in tho city.” 
“ He is a poor young man, and has a wife 
and four little children,” said the voice.— 
“ Even tho abstraction of legal interest 
from his hard earnings is dofect enough; to 
lose twice that sum, will make a heavy 
draught on his profits, which, under the 
present competition of trade, are not large. 
Ho is honest and industrious, and by his 
useful labor is aiding the social well-being. 
Is it right for you to get his reward ?— to 
take his profits, and add them to your al¬ 
ready rich accumulations ?” 
Mr. Edgar did not like these home ques¬ 
tions, and tried to stop his ears so that the 
voice could not find an entrance. But he 
tried in vain. 
“ Bank rates on this note,” continued the 
inward voice, “ would not much exceed nine 
dollars. Even this is a largo sum for a poor 
man to lose. Double the rate of interest, 
and the loss becomes an injury to his busi¬ 
ness, or tho cause of seriously abridging his 
home comforts. And how much will nine 
dollars contribute to your happiness ? Not 
so much as a jot or tittle. You are unable, 
now, to spend your income.” 
The young mechanic entered at this fa¬ 
vorable moment. Tho money-lender point¬ 
ed to a chair, then turned to his desk, and 
filled up, hurriedly, a check. Blakewell 
glanced at the amount therof, as it was 
handed to him, and an instant flush of sur¬ 
prise came to his face. 
“ Havn’t you made a mistake, Mr. Ed¬ 
gar ?” said he. 
“ In what respect ?” 
“The note was for three hundred dollars, 
six months, and you have given me a cheek 
for two hundred and ninety dollars, forty- 
three cents. 
“I’ve charged you bank intorest,” said 
Mr. Edgar, with a feeling of pleasure at his 
heart so new that it sent a glow along every 
nerve and fibre of his being. 
“ Bank interest! I did not expect this 
sir ! replied the young man, visibly moved. 
“For less than one and a half per cent a 
month, I have not been able to obtain mo- 
noy. Ono per cent, I would have paid you 
cheerfully. Eighteen dollars saved ! I 
could not have saved it — or, I might say, 
have received it—more opportunely. This 
is a kindness for which I shall ever remem¬ 
ber you gratefully.” 
Grasping tho money-lender’s hand, he 
shook it warmly; then turned and hurried 
away. 
Only ono previous transaction had, that 
day, been made by Mr. Edgar. In that 
transaction, his gain was fifty dollars, and 
much pleasure had it given him. But the 
delight experienced was not to be compared 
with what he now folt. It was to him a new 
experience in life — a realization of that (YfCN-y ♦ j v 
beautiful truth, “It is more blessed to give vLvXtl Rll v 11111GX♦ 
Once or twice, during tho day, as Mr. Ed- - — - ■ -- 
gar dwelt on tho littlo circumstance, his PEA 80UF, 
natural love of gain caused vegret for the --- 
loss of money involved in tho transaction Of all the P’s in Johnson's Dictionary, 
to enter his mind. How cold, moody and Pe-tard, Pe-ruse, Pe ruke, Pe-titionary, 
uncomfortable, ho instantly became ! Self- Pea-cock, Pe-euliar, Pe-dant, and Pc-nal, 
love was seeking to rob the money-lender of Pc-remptory, Pe-nates, and Pe-tai; 
the just reward of a Rood deed. But, the Pe-cuni^y, Pe-riphery, and Per-ish; 
voico which had prompted the generous act J. rc '” ua ’ c ' tieSLen > an oe ft 1 * 1 ’ 
was heard, clear and sweet, and again his Is Pea> the son of Pod; and siro of Soup , 
heart beat to a gladder measure. ___„__ 
Evening was closing in on the day follow- B nnt.-Nothing equals a 
mg. It was late in December, and winter , , . , 
had commenced in real earnest. Snow had )0 ^ cx P. & 11 • 10 1 ‘ 
fallen for some hours. Now, however, the ?f arura ’ hl S h * “ e 
, , , , ,, . , ’ j . they were. Perhaps you never broke steeis 
sky was clear, but tho air keen and Irostv. f 
rp, J , , b uj • v ■ i and colts, never slid down hill, over fences, 
Ihe day, to Mr. Edgar, was one m which . ., ■, ’_ 
i across tho ice on the meadow, never skated 
more than the usual number of “good 
,. „ , , , ■, ^ b among the huge fires on the ten-acre pond, 
transactions had been made. On ono q . ° . ,, . „ t 
r r r. i i i i ii . on a clear winter s night, drawing the piet- 
perfectlv safe note ho had been able to ,. , . , . ,, .. . 
u * i. , ,i , tiest girl m all the town after you, bolding 
charge as high as three per cent per month. ® ,. , T ,. 
tu n ta n , 6 ii •/ c i 11 • * i upon a stick. If you never have, you nevei 
Full of pleasurable excitement had his mind 1 , . I a.. „ 
, {,, , , was a boy How many years does a man 
been, while thus gathering m gain : but now, , , A , ., „ „„ 
,i ’ ., . , & . ®, 6 ’ have to live to pile up as much happiness as 
tho excitement being over, he was oppressed. . , , 1 A . , £A.u:,^„ r i 
From whence the pressure came, he did not J“ m P‘ out of a hoy inia.single elloncd, 
know, A cloud usually fell upon Ins spirits gmgortaead, molasses c. mly wiostlmg bat 
with the closing day and there wai not and ball;playmg town-meeting day? Boys 
i- |® . f , q ., f go it, while you are voung? filing out your 
sunshine enough at homo to chase it from = , ’ , ®__ . 
I • , “ sleds and skates, roll up snoAV-balls as huge 
ns s R y. ,. as Atlas, play “ tag,” and make the most of 
As Mr. Edgar walked along with his eyes \ ’ j. J 
upon the pavement, his name was called.— o 0ui C S S - 
Looking up. he saw, standing at tho open Y t i 7",., . , 
door of a small house, tho mechanic ho had “ ^ 0Vl m; j n v ' 1 °^ s a U1 . ou § l " as C( 
befriended on the day before. a father ot H so x n > a ^chm, as lie came 
“ Step in here just ono moment,” said tho home ono night from tho town sc 100 . 
young man. The request was made in a “Well, I dont know,” was the reply of the 
way that left Mr. Edgar no alternative but young hopeful, “ but I guess you d think one 
compliance. So. ho entered tho dwelling.— rod mado an acher, it you got such a tan- 
Ile found himself in a small, unlighted room, ning as I did from old vinegar-face this 
adjoining one in which a lamp was burning, afternoon.” 
and in which was a young woman, plainly ---— 
but neatly dressed, and four children, the “Bill, what did yerjine the Mexican war 
youngest lying in a cradle. The woman for ?” 
held in her hand a warm Bay State shawl, « For glory.” 
which, after examining a few moments, with “ Did you get it ?” 
a pleased expression of countenance, she “ I rather think I did — two crutches and 
threw over her shoulders, and glanced at a wooden leg.” 
herself in a looking-glass. The oldest of ---- 
the children, a boy, was trying on a new Married.—A t Peoria, Illinois, Rev. Mr. 
overcoat: and his sister, two years younger. Pierce married Mr. Henry W. Seine and 
had a white muff, and a warm woolen shawl. Miss Maria Ellen Hurd. The bride was but 
in which hor attention was complotoly ah- fifteen. This is fulfilling tho advice that 
sorbed. A small child had a new cap, and children should be seen, and not heard. 
ho was the most pleased of any. ---—-- 
“ O, isn’t father good to buy us all these ; A man called upon an unfortunate trades- 
and wo wanted them so much,” said the old- man to pay a demand. “ I can never pay it, 
est of tho children. Yesterday morning, said ho, “ I am not worth a farthing ; hut I 
when I told him how cold 1 was going to will give you a note — I am not so poor yet 
school, he said he was sorry, but that I must but that I can sign a note.” 
try and do without a coat this winter ; for ------ 
he hadn’t money enough to get us all we TnE Editor of the Kennebec Journal in 
wanted. How did ho get the money, moth- dunning his subscribers, says, “ lie has little 
er ? responsibilities thrown upon him just now, 
“ To a kind gentleman, who helped your which he is obliged to meat.” 
father, we are indebted for those needed —— 
comforts,” replied the mother. a; y , y t /. v 
“Ho must bo a good man,” replied the | flit I n ^ 11 ,ffl^tTj'P 
boy. “ What is his name ?” M AJ IU l) £ VjRAJ Full* 
“ His name is Mr. Edgar.” _"_ 
“I will ask God to bless him to-night, “Attempt the end, and never Btand to doubt; 
when I say my prayers,” innocently spoke Nothings so hard, but search will find it out.” 
out the youngest of tho three children. ■ 
“ What does all this mean ?” asked the TWO PUZZLES. 
money-lender, as ho hastily retired from - 
the room he had entered. .—. 
“ If you had charged me one per cent on [\ 4 p-1 1—j 
my note, this scene never would havo oc- 1 , ‘— i—’ 
curred,” answered the mechanic. “ With [J 3 
the sum you generously saved me, I was x 7 
able to buy these comforts. My heart hies- x ^ 
sed you for the deed ; and if tho good wish¬ 
es of my happy family can throw sunshine 1 n [ 1 
across your path, it will be full of bright- [j—' 1 I 
ness.” “ ——*L_ —J' 
Too much affected to reply, Mr. Edgar j—H—< 
returned tho warm pressure of the hand 2 
which had grasped his and glided away. 
A gleam of sunshine had indeed fallen U — 
along the pathway of the money-lender.— „ , , r , r, „ • • 
Home had a brighter look, as ho passed his 1 .—Cur out of a piece o can , v 1 , ■ 
own threshold. He felt kinder and more ilar in shape and size to the annexed figuies, viz. 
cheerful: and his kindness and cheerfulness one piece of fig. 1 , three pieces of fig. 2 , and one 
flowed back to him from all the inmates of like fig. 3. These five pieces are then to be so 
his dwelling. Ho half wondered at the joined as to form a cross, like that represented by 
changed aspect worn by everything. His 4 . p ut 0 f coarse larger in size, 
dreams that night were not of losses, fires, " . 
and tho wreck of dearly cherished hopes; 2.— This is a variation from the preceding puz- 
but of the humble home made glad by gen- zle, and is much more complex in its different 
erous kindness. Again tho happy mother, parts. Cut out of a stiff card three pieces, in shape 
,the pleased children, and tho grateful fath- like fig. 1 , and one like fig. 2 , and be very careful 
er, were before him. and his own heart leap- to ma k e them in exactly the same proportion to 
ed with a now delight. each other ; next cut out one piece like fig. 3, and 
“ It was a small act; a very light sacrifice } ^ t0 a them so as to form the 
on my Dart, said Mr. Edgar to himself, as , . „ . 
ho walked, in a musing mood, towards his cross S10WU 111 '_ 
olficG on the next morning. “ And yet, of ' '7T" -w 
how much real happiness has it been the For Moore’s Rura . e«- orwi. 
occasion ! So much that a portion thereof A MUSICAL ENIGMA. 
has flowed back upon my own heart.” ‘ „ i ... . „ 1 ..^ 
“ A good act is twice blessed.” It seem- I am a sentence composed of thirty-four lettem. 
ed as if the words were spoken aloud, so My 34,16, 32, 3,17,18 is a favorite musical in¬ 
distinctly and so suddenly were they pre- 6 trument. 
sented to tho mind of Mr. Edgar. " * My 22, 33, 20, 29, 33, 2G, 21 is a term used in 
Ah, it ho will only heed that suggestion, mus i c . 
mado by some pure spirit, brought near to My 9 32 31 13 27, 28, 29, 31, 5 is the tide of 
him by the stirring of good affections in his charm ’i ’ ^ s ’ ong . 
mmd ! ^ J lies tho secret of true happi- » 15 is one 0 f the parts in vocal 
noss. Let him but act therefrom, and tho x ■> ’ ’ ’ 
sunshine will never be absent fsom his path- music. . 
way.— Gleasons Drawing Room Companion. My 2 , 29, 6 , 23, 12, 33 is the name of a late 
______composer of music. 
The London Times told us, not long since, My 1, 9, 20,14,16,33,28,30,8,23 is an ancient 
that there were one hundred thousand per- psalm tune. 
sons in the city of London, the “ centre and My 24,21,27 is indispensable to a Biauo Forte, 
core of British civilization,” who rise every My 11, 12, 13, 21,30 is very important to know 
morning without knowing where to got a in singing. 
meal during the day, except trom ‘ a pas- 33 , 33 j g au ^p or 0 f an j n . 
sing job or crime. And this frightful pic- struc ”ti on boo k for the Piano Forte, 
ture is not overcharged, as all know who e , 
have been there. Can any man truly say M J wbole 18 the first line of a ver * v P°P ular 
this, or anything like it, of our country, son g- 
North'or South?— Gen. Cass. Rochester, Feb. 1 ,1853. Saiue - 
__. 2 ^”Answer next week. 
SSLnl to AC IK KO. 6 . 
to excellencies. The former is valued as a Answer to Geograpbica i Enigma. - William 
kindness which cannot be claimed; the lat- 
ter is exacted as the payment of a debt of a es P ( rc ' 
mer j 4 _ Answer to Charade.— Homc-ward-bound. 
PEA SOUP. 
Of all the P's in Johnson's Dictionary, 
Pe-tard, Pe-ruse, Pe-ruke, Pe-titionary, 
Pea-cock, Pe-culiar, Pe-dant, and Pe-nal, 
Pe-remptory, Pe-nates, and Pe-tal; 
Pe-cuniary, Pe-riphery, and Pcr-isli; 
Pe-rennial, Pe-trescent, and Pee-vish; 
The PI most approve of all the group, 
Is Pea, the son of Pod, and sire of Soup ! 
Boys take your fun. —Nothing equals a 
boy except a girl. Tho frolicking, harum- 
scarum, high gleo times of boyhood, happy 
they wore. Perhaps you never broke steers 
and colts, never slid down hill, over fences, 
across tho ico on tho meadow, never skated 
among tho hugo fires on tho ten-acre pond, 
on a clear winter’s night, drawing the pret¬ 
tiest girl in all the town after you, holding 
upon a stick. If you never havo, you never 
was a boy! How many years does a man 
have to live to pile up as much happiness as 
jumpt out of a boy in a single old-fashioned, 
gingerbread, molasses candy, wrestling, bat 
and ball playing town-meeting day? Boys, 
go it, while you are young? Bring out your 
sleds and skates, roll up snow-balls as huge 
as Atlas, play “ tag,” and make the most of 
your legs! 
“ How many rods make a furlough?” asked 
a father of his son, a fast urchin, as ho came 
home ono night from tho town school. 
“ Well, I dont know,” was the reply of the 
young hopeful, “ but I guess you’d think ono 
rod made an acher, if you got such a tan¬ 
ning as I did from old vinegar-face this 
afternoon.” 
“Bill, what did yerjine tho Mexican war 
for ?” 
“ For glory.” 
“ Did you get it ?” 
“ I rather think I did — two crutches and 
a wooden leg.” 
Married. —At Peoria, Illinois, Rev. Mr. 
Pierce married Mr. Henry W. Seine and 
Miss Maria Ellen Hurd. The bride was hut 
fifteen. This is fulfilling tho advice that 
children should be seen, and not heard. 
A man called upon an unfortunate trades¬ 
man to pay a demand. “ I can novor pay it,” 
said he, “ I am not worth a farthing ; but I 
will givo you a note — I am not so poor yet 
but that I can sign a note.” 
TnE Editor of tho Kennebec Journal in 
dunning his subscribers, says, “ lie has little 
responsibilities thrown upon him just now, 
which he is obliged to meat.” 
“Attempt the end, and never stand to doubt; 
Nothing's so hard, but search will find it out.” 
TWO PUZZLES. 
1 4 
1. — Cut out of a piece of card, five pieces, sim¬ 
ilar in shape and size to the annexed figures, viz. 
one piece of fig. 1, three pieces of fig. 2, and one 
like fig. 3. These five pieces are then to be so 
joined as to form a cross, like that represented by 
fig. 4 ; but of coarse larger in size. 
2. — This is a variation from the preceding puz¬ 
zle, and is much more complex in its different 
parts. Cut out of a stiff card three pieces, in shape 
like fig. 1 , and one like fig. 2 , and be very careful 
to make them in exactly the same proportion to 
each other ; next cut out or.e piece like fig. 3, and 
then endeavor to arrange them so as to form the 
cross shown in fig. 4. 
For Moore’s Rural New-Yorker. 
A MUSICAL ENIGMA. 
I am a sentence composed of thirty-four letters. 
My 34, 16, 32, 3,17,18 is a favorite musical in¬ 
strument. 
My 22, 33, 20, 29, 33, 26, 21 is a term used in 
music. 
My 9, 32, 31, 10, 27, 28, 29, 31, 5 is the title of 
a charming little song. 
My 25, 9, 7, 15 is one of the parts in vocal 
music. 
My 2, 29, 6 , 23, 12, 33 is the name of a late 
composer of music. 
My 1, 9, 20,14,16,33,28,30,8, 23 is an ancient 
psalm tune. 
My 24,21, 27 is indispensable to a Piano Forte. 
My 11. 12, 13, 21,30 is very important to know 
in singing. 
My 4,16, 33, 19, 21, 33 is the author of an in¬ 
struction book for the Piano Forte, 
My whole is the first line of a very popular 
song. 
Rochester, Feb. 1, 1853. Sam.if. 
rg*”Answer next week. 
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3d. TWENTY DOLLARS, in Books or Implements, to 
the person sending the next (third) greatest number. 
4th. FIFTEEN DOLLARS, in Books or Implements, to 
the person sending tho next (fourth) greatest number. 
5th. TWELVE DOLLARS, in Books, to the person 
sending the next (fifth) greatest number. 
6th. EIGHT DOLLARS, in Books, to tho person send¬ 
ing the next (sixth) greatest number. 
7th. FIVE DOLLARS, in Books, to the person sending 
the next (seventh) greatest number. 
Persons competing for premiums should give us 
notice to that effect in the ietter containing first remittance. 
[In order to give Subscribers, Local Agents and Post¬ 
masters, a fair and equal chance, traveling agents, post¬ 
riders and citizens of Rochester are excluded from com- 
petion for any of the above Premiums.] 
SPECIFIC PREMIUMS! 
In order to reach and reward everv one who may lend a 
portion of influence in support of the Rural New-Yorker, 
we offer to those who do not compete for either of the 
preceding prizes, the following liberal gratuities : 
1st. FIVE DOLLARS, in Cash, or a copy of Wkbstf.k’s 
Unabridged Dictionary, (or 86 in Ag'l. Books,) to every 
persim sending payment for fifty or more yearly copies 
(six month subscriptions proportionably,)aceording to our 
terms, previous to the 1 st of May next. 
2d. FIVE DOLLARS, in Books, or four extra copies of 
the Rural, to every person remitting payment for forty 
or more subscribers as above. 
3d. THREE DOLLARS in Books, or a handsomely 
hound volume of the Rural for 1852, to every person re¬ 
mitting payment for thirty subscribers. 
4th. To every one remitting payment for twenty copies, 
we will give an extra copy of the Rural, and four (ilio 
present and three past) volumes of The Wool Grower 
and Stock Register —or, if preferred, an extra copy of 
the Rural and 81,50 in books. 
5tli. To every one remitting for ten copies, an extra 
copy of the Rural aud three volumes (past or present) of 
the Wool Grower— or, instead of vols. W. G., SI in books. 
6th. To every one remitting for six copies, an extra 
copy of the Rural and either volume of Wool Grow er. 
7th. To every one remitting for TiihKE copies (85,) 
either volume of the Wool Grower, and a bound volume 
of Gen. Farmer for 1S48 or ’49. 
8th. To every person remitting for one copy, (82,) we 
will givo a copy of either vol. Wool Grower, or the Far¬ 
mer for ’48 or ’9, as preferred. 
All competitors for Premiums are expected to adhere 
trictly to the following 
TERMS-IN ADVANCE: 
Two Dollars a Year. Three Copies, one year, for 85— 
Six Copies for 810—Ten Copies for 815—Twenty Copies 
for 825, and any additional number at the same rate. Six 
month subscriptions in proportion. Names of subscribers 
written on the papers if desired, however large the club. 
Club papers sent to different post offices if desired. 
Friends of the Rural and its objects! will you not re¬ 
spond to these offers in a spirit of liberality such as is 
therein manifested 5 The premiums are certainly worth 
contending for by Subscribers, Agents, Post-Masters, and 
all others who desire to benefit themselves and community. 
53?' Specimen numbers, &c., furnished free to all dis¬ 
posed to compete for the Premiums, or who desire to ex¬ 
tend the circulation of the New-Yorker. Subscription 
mouey properly enclosed, may be mailed at our risk. 
Address D, D. T. MOORE, 
Rochester, N. l r . 
Moore’s Rural New-Yorker is one of the very best 
family journals with which we are acquainted. Its me¬ 
chanical execution, its illustrations, and the arrangement 
of its contents are complete. The character of its edito¬ 
rials, communications, &c., are of the highest order. It 
must obtain a w ide circulation .—Louisville Journal. 
The Rural New-Yorker, we say again, is as interesting 
and useful a paper as can be found in tho State or Union. 
This is no puli', but our real sentiments, and expressed 
because justly demanded.— Sacketl's Harbor Gazette. 
MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: 
A WEEKLY HOME JOURNAL, 
For botli Country and Town Residents. 
TERMS, IN ADVANCE: 
Two Dollars a Year — 81 for six months. To Clubs and 
Agents as follows:— Three Copies, one year, for 85; Six 
Copies (and one to Agent or getter up of club,) for 810; 
Ten Copies (and one to Agent,) for S15; Twenty Copies 
for 825, and any additional number, directed to individuals 
at the same rate. Six months subscriptions in proportion. 
Jig?”Subscription money, properly enclosed, may be 
sent by mail at the risk of the Publisher. 
Terms of Advertising: 
One Dollar per square (ten lines—100 words, or less,) for 
the first insertion, and 50 cents for each subsequent publi¬ 
cation ,—in advance. ST”iF” With a single exception, the 
circulation of the New-Yorker is much larger than that 
of any other newspaper in the State, west of Albany. Only 
a limited space, however, is devoted to advertisements, and 
hence preference is given to those most appropriate—such 
as the cards and notices of dealers in Agricultural Imple¬ 
ments and Machinery,—Horticulturists and Seedsmen,— 
Booksellers and Publishers,—Inventors, etc. AH orders 
by mail should be accompanied with the cash. 
To enable us to accommodate as many as possible, brie 
advertisements are preferred. Patent medicines, Ac., will 
not be advertised in this paper on any terms. 
53^" All communications, and business letters, should 
be addressed to D. D. T. Moore, Rochester, N. Y. 
THE WOOL GROWER AND STOCK REGISTER. 
This is the only American Journal primarily devoted to 
the interest of Wool and Stock Growers, and should he in 
the hands of every owner of Domestic Animats. It is ably 
conducted, published in the best style, and finely illustra¬ 
ted. Each number contains a careful Review of the Wool 
and Cattle Markets, and much other useful and reliable 
information which can he obtained from no other source. 
The Fourth Volume commenced in July. 
Terms:—Fifty Cents a Year; Five Copies for $2 ; 
Eight for 83; Eleven for 84. Buck volumes, hound in 
paper, at 40 cts. each,—unbound at 35 cts., or throe for 81. 
Published montlily, in octavo form. Specimen numbers 
sent free. Money, properly enclosed, at onr risk. 
Address D. D. T. MOORE, Rochester, N. Y. 
